Sarah Jones

"Midnight Rider" assistant director Hillary Schwartz was sentenced to 10 years of probation on Tuesday after being found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and criminal trespass. The news follows the hearing for director Randall Miller on Monday, where he pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the film-set death of Sarah Jones, an assistant camera operator. Jones, 27, was killed in February of 2014 after a train crashed into a set on a trestle during the first day of filming “Midnight Rider." At least six other crew members were injured. A member of the defense team said Monday that Schwartz was expected to agree to the plea deal. As...

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